Abstract: A compact high-torque ratcheting box wrench is disclosed. The ratcheting box wrench includes a wrench housing and a drive member having a front face and a rear face. The drive member is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a nut-receiving or head-receiving aperture therethrough. A drive/ratchet mechanism includes a drive coupling that selectively engages the drive member at a plurality of discrete points that substantially surround the hex-receiving aperture, and thereby prevents rotation of the drive member relative to the housing in a first direction of rotation. The drive/ratchet mechanism also permits substantially free rotation of the drive member relative to the housing in an opposite second direction of rotation.